gloryofgod

King David picked his successor to be his son Solomon. He did it because Solomon was the best choice of Israel and for the glory of God. We should make similar decisions.

In today’s broadcast, Joseph Z teaches about how we can continue to excel, outgrow our yoke of contentment and attain glory to glory. He used an analogy of a friend who would only go to the gym once in ninety days and attributes the same attitude to lots of believers today. He also used the analogy of food to the body; our body requires food every day and as food is required for our health every day, so does our spiritual health require the word of God. 

Moving on, Joseph outlined some early church heretics and clarified the real identity of God with reference to the old testament compared with the new testament. He emphasised that the Glory of God in the old testament was revealed externally, and God was not different in the old testament than He was in the New. He went on to clarify that God wanted to be directly involved with the people in the old testament, but since the people demanded a king and a leader, He had to oblige them. God’s intentions have always been to be closer to His people, but the people were scared because of their fallen nature. He then explains that the Glory of the Lord manifested without a mediator is terrifying to sin, which is why the Israelites were scared of meeting God face to face. 

Moreso, Joseph went on to clarify that the difference between God in the New and Old Testaments is that God of the old testament was direct spiritual holiness coming in contact with the direct fallen man(flesh), but in the New Testament, He sent His son Jesus Christ as a mediator between Him and mankind. God never changed, the covenant did. God did not alter the commandments but fulfilled them through Jesus Christ. He explained this concept further with the scripture drawn from James 1:23.

Furthermore, Joseph teaches that, to have a perfect encounter from glory to glory, we must read and meditate on the written word of God; this will bring forth transformation, and we’ll experience Jesus Christ because He’s the Word made flesh. He explains further that when we begin to believe in Jesus, we become born again, and we’ve to meditate on the word of God to become sons and daughters of God; a mindset that does not know the word of God is a carnal mindset. He further insists that there’s a glory that’ll be bestowed on us when we meditate and reflect on the word of God, which will lead us from Glory to Glory if we’re consistent. 

Learn more about Z Ministries by following the link below:
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
01:04 The Gym Analogy
02:27 The Food Analogy
03:51 The Old Testament Experience
04:47 The Heretics: Theologian History
07:41 Differences Between God in the Old & New Testament
10:45 God’s and Man’s Perception in the Old Testament
11:37 The Real Difference: God Never Changed
14:01 James 1:23: Mirror of the Word of God
15:43 John 1:1: The Word
21:29 The Word Made Flesh
22:55 Conclusion

May 1, 2023

Looking to stir hunger and a Holy desire inside your soul for more of Jesus and the Word of God? In this Podcast Pastor Alan and our guest Tammie Southerland talk about the Book "Permission to Burn" and much more!

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Website: https://frontlinefire.org/

"Permission to Burn: Breaking the Chains of Compromise in a Holy Generation" book: https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Burn-Breaking-Compromise-Generation/dp/173347210X

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Scripture Reading: Romans 3:23

As we begin to approach the Christmas season, it is important to understand the need the human race has for a Savior.  The birth of Christ means little to us, personally, unless we grasp the deep and urgent need we have for what Jesus was born to do.  Understanding Romans 3:23 drives us to comprehend our need for Him.  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."  But exactly how do we describe God's glory and what does it mean to "fall short" of it?  A meditation on this verse helps us to think more precisely about the glory of God and it helps us to understand the nature of sin.

In Hebrew, the word 'glory' comes from a root word meaning 'weight' or 'heaviness' (Exod 4:10; 1 Sam 4:18).  When we speak of glory, we speak of a figurative heaviness … honor, splendor, worthiness, reputation, position, wealth.  The glory of God in the Bible is God's essential worth and His majestic splendor on display.

A careful study of God's glory in the Bible reveals that God does everything He does to display His own glory (cf. Isa 48:9-11; Jer 13:11; Jn 12:27,28; 13:31,32; Eph 1:4-6).

And we are commanded to do everything for God's glory (cf. 1 Cor 10:31).  Romans 1:22,23 says, "Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things."  To fall short of the glory of God is to trade it away, exchanging it for something of infinitely less value, and which we love more than Him.  This is the essence of sin … the sin from which we cannot free ourselves.  We desperately need a Savior.